Roles of survival and dispersal in reintroduction success of griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus)

Ecological Applications

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 859-872

  Gouar, Pascaline Le ^a   Robert, Alexandre ^a   Choisy, Jean Pierre ^b   Henriquet, Sylvain ^c   Lecuyer, Philippe ^d   Tessier, Christian ^e   Sarrazin, François ^a  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b Parc Régional du Vercors ^*  (France)

^c LPO PACA antenne Verdon   (France)

^d LPO Grands Causses   (France)

^e Association Vautours en Baronnies   (France)

Author keywords

Capture mark recapture; Dispersal; Griffon vulture; Gyps fulvus; Habitat selection; Reintroduction; Release cost; Survival

Indexed keywords

DISPERSAL; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; MORTALITY; POPULATION ESTIMATION; RAPTOR; REINTRODUCTION; SURVIVAL;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; WESTERN EUROPE;

GYPS FULVUS;

AGE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; ECOSYSTEM; FALCONIFORMES; FEMALE; FRANCE; MALE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEX DIFFERENCE; TIME;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM; FALCONIFORMES; FEMALE; FRANCE; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 50549091495     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/07-0854.1     Document Type: Article

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